Breaking The Silence - Music in Afganistan

a BBC programme Breaking the Silence - Music in Afghanistan © Songlines Films/MWTV Genre: Documentary Production Company: Songlines Films/MWTV (UK) Executive Producer: Carl Simons Director: Simon Broughton Camera: John Beck Author: Simon Broughton, Mike Wooldridge Recorded : 2002 Runtime: 60’ TV Distribution: Songlines Films/MWTV Filmed in Kabul and in Peshawar, Pakistan in January, as well as with the Ensemble Kabul in Geneva, “Breaking the Silence“ tells the story of the return of music to Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban. Their almost total banning of music is unprecedented in musical history, but during the former regimes of the Mujaheddin and the Soviets, music was caught in the political crossfire. Music in Afghanistan could be a matter of life and death. The film tells some personal stories of how people coped, and looks at the strong Sufi culture in the country where music and Islam meet. With powerful performances, the film documents the story of music at a crucial moment in Afghanistan’